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, after having won

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with her debut single " SloMo". She finished in third place with 459 points, the best placing for Spain since the 1995 contest.

Early life

Chanel was born in

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, Spain, at the age of three. Part of her family is of Spanish origin. She has taken singing, acting and ballet classes from a young age. She learned from choreographers such as

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, Coco Comín and Glòria Gella. At the age of sixteen, she started her career in musical theatre.

Career

Chanel moved to

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to start her acting career. During the 2010s she participated in stage musicals such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' El guardaespaldas'' and '' El rey león''. Her acting career includes various roles on television and cinema, both nationally and internationally. As a dancer, she has worked with different artists. In 2010, she was part of

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's dancing crew for a performance at the

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. She also was part of the dancing crew in the Spanish show '' Tu cara me suena'' on Antena 3. Chanel took part in the castings for the Spanish stage production of ''

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''. She was one of the three finalists for the role of Anita. She also was one of the five finalists worldwide for the same role in

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's film version of the musical, ''

''. She took part in

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in 2022 with her debut single " SloMo". Her performance was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami, who has also worked with

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and

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, among other artists. She won the first semi-final on 26 January 2022, and also the final on 29 January, becoming the Spanish entrant for the

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, Italy. The song entered the

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at number thirteen. In the Eurovision final, the song placed third, Spain's best result since 1995. Following the contest, the song went on to top the Spanish Singles Chart and obtained a triple platinum certification by Promusicae. In 2024, it was revealed that originally the song was not going to be performed by Chanel, but by the singer

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, but the latter rejected the proposal to perform it. On 10 June 2022, she participated in the

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. Her second single, titled "Toke", was released on 25 October 2022, as the official song of the

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for the

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and as

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’s theme song for their coverage of the tournament. On 13 January 2023, she released a new version of “Toke”, titled “Toke (Si t'es ok)”, with French rapper

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. On 2 February 2023, Chanel was announced as a judge for the

singing competition series ''Cover Night''. On 14 and 15 April 2023, Chanel participated at the LOS40 Primavera Pop festival. She performed her singles “Toke”, “SloMo” and her single “Clavaíto”, a collaboration with

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that was released on 28 April 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number twenty-four and in the subsequent weeks climbed to number six, obtaining a quadruple platinum certification. On 19 May 2023, she released her fourth single titled “P.M.”. On 13 July 2023, she announced the remixes of the last two singles, “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, released on 14 and 21 July 2023. On 23 July 2023, she announced her single, fifth overall, titled “Ping Pong”, a collaboration with Spanish rapper

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that was released on 28 July 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number ninety. On 18 August 2023, she performed the first concert of the project ''¡Agua!'' in

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and presented three new songs: “House Party”, “Lucky Me” and “Loka”. On 11 October 2023, she performed “P.M.”, “Ping Pong” and “Clavaíto” in ''LOS 40 Pilar Pop'' in Zaragoza. On 21 October 2023, she performed “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, with

, in the concert of ''CADENA 100 Por Ellas'' in Madrid. On 29 October 2023, she announced her single, titled “Loka”, a collaboration with Maikel Delacalle. It was released on 3 November 2023, alongside the pre-order of her debut album, titled ''¡Agua!'', released on 12 January 2024. On the same day she performed “Loka”, along “Clavaíto”, in LOS40 Music Awards 2023. She also won the Best Spanish Collaboration with “Clavaíto”. On 6 January 2024, she announced her new single, titled “Ahora Que No Te Tengo”, a collaboration with rapper FMK that was released on 9 January 2024. On 22 January 2024, her debut album debuted on the Spanish Albums Chart at number one. On 7 May 2024, Chanel performed as one of the opening acts, alongsise

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and

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, in the first semi-final of the

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Theatre work

She has taken part in several musical productions, becoming a regular name in this genre in Spain. * ''Fiebre Hamilton'' (musical homage to

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). * ''El guardaespaldas'' (main character). * ''Flashdance'' (actress/singer in

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and tour). * ''Nine'' (main actress/singer). * ''El rey león'' (Teatro Lope de Vega

). * ''

'' (actress, singer and dancer). * ''Lío Ibiza'' (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer). * ''El gran libro mágico'' (children's musical, main actress/singer). * ''Show “Starlite Marbella”'' (lead singer). * ''Delizia'' (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer). * ''La ratita presumida, centro estético'' (children's musical, lead role). * ''El lobo y las 7 cabritas'' (children's musical, lead role). * ''

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'' (children's musical, singer and dancer). * ''Mortadelo y Filemón'' (dancer and actress).

Filmography

Film

Television

Fiction

Non-fiction

Music videos

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Tours

Headlining *¡Agua! Summer Shows (2023) *¡Agua! Tour 2024 (2024) *Tour 2025 (2025)

Awards and nominations

* As an actress, she has been nominated as part of the cast of the short film ''La Llorona'' by Ismael Olivares.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terrero, Chanel Living people 1991 births Actresses from Havana Musicians from Havana People from Baix Llobregat Spanish female dancers Spanish musical theatre actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish film actresses Cuban emigrants to Spain Cuban female dancers Cuban stage actresses Cuban television actresses Cuban film actresses Spanish LGBTQ singers Benidorm Fest winners 21st-century Spanish women singers 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Cuban women singers Spanish people of Catalan descent Cuban people of Catalan descent Sony Music Spain artists Eurovision Song Contest entrants